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By Carina Tan-Van Baren Want to be a writer? Move to Norway. Acclaimed crime novelist Jo Nesbø says Norway “is the best country in the world to be a writer” and from what he and fellow Norwegian, author and playwright Johan … Continue reading →

“Talking about writing is not writing, tweeting about writing is not writing, reading about writing is not writing, going to writing conferences is not writing, blogging about your work in progress is not writing… if you want to be a … Continue reading →

Warning: Explicit Content (Look away now if you wish to preserve dreams of rich and successful authorhood) You know that romantic notion of the impoverished artist in a garret? Turns out it’s pretty close to the truth. And far from romantic. … Continue reading →

Hello? Is that the Australian fantasy voice? What’s that? You’re an Australian writing fantasy? No, that’s not what I’m looking for. Not at all. Oh yes, there’s most definitely a difference. Some argue it doesn’t mean very much. But today it’s … Continue reading →

Sometimes, the words simply refuse to come. Or they spit out reluctantly, occasionally spraying the screen in explosive gouts of rusty prose in protest at their forced exposure. At these miserable times, I look around at the rows of books on my shelves, the … Continue reading →

Guest post by Tamara Hunter Writing – you love it. You either call yourself a writer or you want to be one. But how often do you actually sit down and write? What are the reasons you invent not to write? … Continue reading →

Guest post by Keith McDonald This session about the intertwining of science and art fired up when both Proulx and Flannery related personal stories about how their engagements with the environment and its wildlife had inspired them. Several times, they … Continue reading →

You spend your working hours dealing with violent psychopaths and their deeply traumatised victims. What do you do with your time off? Immerse yourself in all things happy and positive? Hide under the bed covers? Do anything you can to … Continue reading →

Guest post by Tamara Hunter It might seem odd to invite a scientist to talk about truth and fiction. After all, fiction is seen as the preserve of made up stories and science, you assume, is all about the search … Continue reading →